Vertical electrical sounding for characterizing subsurface tectonic features and their impacts on groundwater occurrences: a case study of basaltic Jbab uplifting in southern Syria

Asfahani, Jamal

2024-08-01 WATER PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY 2024   19(卷), 8(期), (3031-3050页)

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  • Eighteen vertical electrical soundings (VES) were carried out by applying the Schlumberger configuration to characterize the main subsurface tectonic features and determine their impacts on groundwater occurrences of the uplifted Jbab area in Southern Syria. Different interpretative approaches were used to interpret these VES distributed on one longitudinal profile (LP) and four transverse profiles TP1, TP2, TP3, and TP4. The originality of this work is the conjoint use of Pichgin and Habibullaev technique, the fractal concentration-number (C-N) modeling technique, and the 1D inversion technique as an integrated interpretative approach (IIA) in subsurface basalt characterization. This IIA proves its efficacy while interpreting the VES data, in delineating the main subsurface geology and the tectonic conditions and their influences on the groundwater distributions in a basaltic Jbab environment. Several optimum VES points are accordingly proposed and arranged according to their importance for drilling wells for groundwater extraction. The integrated developed geoelectrical technology described in this paper is recommended to be applied for characterizing similar basaltic areas worldwide. HIGHLIGHTS center dot VES technique is used to characterize subsurface tectonic features of the uplifted Jbab area in Southern Syria. center dot Pichgin and Habibullaev, fractal concentration-number (C-N) modeling, and the 1D inversion techniques are used to delineate subsurface tectonic conditions. center dot Groundwater occurrences in a basaltic Jbab environment are discussed. center dot Several optimum VES points are proposed for drilling groundwater wells.